Day: May 8, 2016

E.J. Lefavour

“You miss 100% of the shots you never take.”

Wayne Gretzky (1961-     )

A native of Brantford, Ontario, Gretzky, nicknamed “The Great One,” is commonly held to be the best hockey player who ever lived. Relatively small of stature, his intelligence and ability to see plays developing enabled him to lead the league in points scored and assists for many of the twenty seasons he played with four different teams. His style and leadership, often compared to the way Larry Bird played basketball, involved all his teammates on the ice in a coordinated effort to distract opposing players, leaving one person in open ice. Gretzky, now an American citizen, still holds 60 NHL records, is married to actress Janet Jones and has four children.

Greg Bover

Hi Joey, can you post this review with the photo of the cover about Jack Sweeney recently published book.. Thanks, Rick Gold, Gloucester. 

Jack Sweeney, of Rocky Neck, recently published a book about baseball titled,”101 All-Time Fantasy Baseball Teams”. I am a friend of Jack’s and am writing this review, not because I know him, but because I loved the book and think others should hear about it. 

  While I am not what one would call an avid baseball fan, I do have fond memories as a boy of the likes of Mickey Mantle, Joe DiMaggio and the fables of guys like Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth and others of their ilk.

  Jack’s book brought me back to those nostalgic period in my life when I did think more about ball players, their feats and fame. The book has an interesting architecture which breaks up the pages into interesting short segments about the players. The book pulls one into reading the stories and sub-stories about the players and the sport with a nice touch of humor. Yes, the book does have statistics but not the boring columns of numbers, but rather short stories that tie the players and the sport and all together.  

  For me to stay interested in a book about baseball was this author’s great accomplishment and I give Jack a lot of credit for keeping my interest peeked…. after reading 25 pages I was hooked.

  Read the book from one of Gloucester’s own and I think you will see what I mean. By the way, the book’s cover was created by Jack’s wife, Marie. The book is available at The Book Store (downtown). 

Rick Gold

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